Abmdi Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Personal Property Answer Property on or near the decedent and can be returned to the next of kin Evidence Answer Any material that contributes to the cause or manner of death and is considered important to supporting the facts of the case. Evidence can be any item the investigator deems important in explaining the circumstances of death. Types of evidence that is commonly encountered in death investigations Answer 1.)Ligatures 2). weapons and ammunition 3). medication 4). suicide not...

ABMDI Registry (Medicolegal Death Investigation)

ABMDI DEMONSTRATING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE Sings of Death Include: correct answer: -Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis correct answer: Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) correct answer: -Starts in the smaller muscles (jaw, extremities) **First Indicator appears after 2-4 hours** **Maximum Indicator is after 8-12 hours**...

ABMDI EXAM 2023 WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Official pronouncement of death can: - ANSWER Be defermined by state statute and local customs. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: - ANSWER The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to the hospital, where he is maintained on the respirator for 26 hrs before being declared dead. No external trauma o...

Barbituates correct answer: Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine correct answer: Belladonna Alkaloid. Derive...

Sings of Death Include: correct answer: -Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis correct answer: Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) correct answer: -Starts in the smaller muscles (jaw, extremities) **First Indicator appears after 2-4 hours** **Maximum Indicator is after 8-12 hours** -Onset and Dissipation of ...